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* Posted anonymously by Symantec interview candidates (updated Oct 17, 2009)

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Sales Engineer at Symantec

Posted Oct 17, 2009

3.0
Average Interview
Overall Positive Experience Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2007 in Culver City, CA (took 3 days)

Symantec Recruiter found me on Monster.com
I did not have a pre-screen phone interview which I thought was a bit strange. (Assumed due to my strong resume)

Interview 1: Company just flew me to Mountain View for a 1:2 interview with the Hiring Manager and a Principal Sales Engineer.

Interview 2: Had an Interview with a Sales Rep

Interview 3: Final interview with Hiring Mgr including a Presentation.

Offer presented in about 2 weeks.

Interview Questions

Have you done Presales Engineering in the Past
How many version of Exchange are there

Other Details

The interview consisted of a Presentation and a Background Check.

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Senior QA Engineer at Symantec

Posted Sep 24, 2009

Interviewed Aug 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took 2+ weeks)

1) Phone screen. Qa Manger spoke about various details of what they do. Asked me about my background and my experience with UNIX other technologies.
Bought me in for a face to face. Qa… Post a review to see full interview

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Senior Accountant at Symantec

Posted Aug 11, 2009

Interviewed Jul 2008 (took 2 days)

Timing and organization well planned. Friendly offices and great people for the interview process. Some phone and e-mail screening and two days of interviews. It was unprofessional to find… Post a review to see full interview

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Systems Engineer at Symantec

Posted Aug 8, 2009

Interviewed Jun 2007 in Herndon, VA (took a day)

was interviewed by one individual at a time. was interviewing for s ystsems engineer position. first with the director of operations who conducted a behavioral interview about general… Post a review to see full interview

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Senior Software Engineer at Symantec

Posted Jul 17, 2009

Interviewed Jul 2007 in Chennai (took 1 week)

There is a written test that covers C++,COM and some programming puzzle type of questions, followed by interview with the immediate manager, then a Sr. Principal Engineer at onsite and… Post a review to see full interview

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User Interface Designer at Symantec

Posted Jul 14, 2009

Interviewed Feb 2009 in Lindon, UT (took 3 weeks)

I was screened by their HR dept through phone interviews. Once I passes this, I was then interviewed by the site manager over the phone. Following the phone interview, I presented my past… Post a review to see full interview

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Business Development at Symantec

Posted Jun 11, 2009

Interviewed May 2009 (took 4 weeks)

I approached a recruiter on linkedin who referred me internally, another recruiter called me 2 months after that. The first screening was very organized and thorough. The recruiter… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Engineer at Symantec

Posted May 15, 2009

Interviewed Nov 2007 in Waltham, MA (took 4 weeks)

There was no phone screen as my resume made it to the compnay thro' a recruiter who had talked to me over phone. I'd 2 sessions on 2 different days on 1:1 interviews with 3 people on each… Post a review to see full interview

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Sr. Tech Support Engineer at Symantec

Posted Mar 24, 2009

Interviewed Dec 2007 in Mountain View, CA (took a day)

I was asked a series of questions regarding my basic Sever/ Networking knowledge. I was asked to repeat back scenarios that were explained to me previously in the conversation at random. I… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Engineer at Symantec

Posted Mar 18, 2009

Interviewed Feb 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 3 weeks)

Everything moved very quickly. Manager was very motivated and lobbied for higher money and perm position. One phone interview and then a site visit meeting with 3 pairs of people. All… Post a review to see full interview

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Symantec Overview (SYMC)
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www.symantec.com
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5000+ Employees, $5B+ Revenue
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Cupertino, CA
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